Ezekiel – Priest without a Temple

Ezekiel 34:23 ff. Hebrew with Babylonian vocalization.

Title: Ezekiel – Priest without a Temple

Author: Johan P. Velema

Date: June 2018

Summary:

Ezekiel was a priest in exile and the temple was far away. How could he then exercise his role? Who or what gave him identity in the changing social relations of the exile community? What were the questions that occupied people’s minds? What was Ezekiel’s message to them? This article suggests answers to all these difficult questions and more.